California Condor Elben McMillan 20 march - 1963 No frost and warmer this morning, but the East wind still blows. I arrived in the Navajo valley at 9:30 AM via the San Juan river - and French Camp. 370 Turkey vultures were feeding on the three dead sheep in the lower Navajo so I drove by the valley to the Mexicans Camp. Two Turkey vultures came in and circled about the draw where several dead sheep are at 9:45 AM. By 10:00 A.M. about 20 Buzzards were wheeling about the area. These Buzzards seemed to converge on this area from all quarters. Not appearing to come from any particular direction. I drove to the top of Navajo ridge and chatted with one of the Shepherds who was camped there. He told me that no more sheep had died from the cold, but that the French shepherd whose Trailer is in the San Juan River down next to the San Juan Ranch fence had lost three lambs to Coyotes last night. I then drove S.W. along Navajo ridge to highway - on which I drove to Navajo valley and down Navajo canyon to the well that is about 1/2 mile below the highway - then took the ridge behind the well up to a point back of the Mexicans trailer where I could watch the Buzzards and look for Condor. At 11:30 A.M. I got a quick look at an adult Condor as it flew along the top of the Navajo ridge 2 miles to the North, then disappeared behind a ridge. I drove to the ridge top and took the road leading down towards Cedar Spring. When half way down to the San Juan River I saw Two Condor circling above the river about 1/2 mile north of Cedar Spring. I got the scope out and located one Condor, but could not locate the other bird. This one Condor I was watching appeared to have just fed for its breast looked very extended while in the scope it flew steadily to the East (800).